“Actually, Mittens is a weather-vane, so he would govern based on whichever way the political winds happen to be blowing that morning…” Isn’t it curious? We rail at politicians for doing exactly what they are paid to do: represent the people who elect them. They are supposed to speak for us, to stand in for us when we can’t be there. They aren’t supposed to rule over and decide for us. Congress makes the laws and the president is supposed to carry out and enforce the laws. But WE THE PEOPLE elect the members of congress to act in our name and on our behalf. If they aren’t doing that, then our system of government has failed, the constitution has failed and should be thrown out. If they ARE doing that (i.e. what their constituents want them to do) we should stop sneering at what the congress is doing, and start taking responsibility for our own actions. When our representatives act, we act. We have made, and are making all these laws, etc. Isn’t it funny that the overwhelming majority of Americans think that their congressmen are doing a fine job, while they blame the rest of the congress for all the country’s problems. Sorry folks, the congress is doing as they are told for the most part. The problem is with ourselves, not a few hundred men and women in Washington.
I find it hilarious that Romney can’t convince the Right that he is on the Right, and he certainly can’t convince the Left that he is a moderate.First of all, whatever he really believes (and there’s no way to really tell, since he will do whatever it takes to be elected, and he got formal permission from the Mormon elders to promote his “moderate” views to get elected in Massachusetts explicitly as an election tactic), he’s going to be at the whim of Congress, and a GOP President can’t buck the GOP leadership in Congress anymore. And when even people like Orrin Hatch (a hard-core conservative, but not a loony who refuses to compromise) are at risk to retain their seats, you can bet that GOP Congressmen will continue to maintain their suicidal “death before compromise” stand.Second of all, there are a few stands we can feel confident Romney will support. First is his entirely consistent stand of supporting the rich and reducing their taxes, something he has actively pursued all his career — including BEFORE he became a politician. We know this will not help the economy. Second, he will not do anything to support women’s rights in any way — be it reducing bias in the workplace or reproductive rights — because (1) he never has, and (2) he REALLY doesn’t get it. Romney has never worked with women in any substantial way in his entire career, and certainly has never had to work FOR a woman at all. Even his lieutenant governors barely spoke to him. His leadership style was to order and demand obedience, including from the legislature, which is why he was a failure as a governor and would be a failure as a president. (Effective CEOs of large organizations, by the way, don’t manage like that. That’s a supervisor-level management style. You can get away with that when you are CEO of a small group of rich guys exactly like you.)
Ima says, “Everything the liberals love the Tea Party is ending. Time for the libs to move to a socialist country that already has laws that they believe in. Canada is one, Cuba is another.” Yeah, you can tell Canada is a socialist country because we all have to wear the same government issued uniform. Our prime minister, Stephen Harper, is a noted follower of Marx.
MM: as you noted, when Orrin Hatch is considered “moderate” or by the TEA party folks, “liberal”, you know they’ve got their swastikas coming out of the closet if they “win”. The “intelligence gap” in America is quite adequately displayed by our resident “righties” here.
Dtroutma about 12 years ago
I think a deal’s already been made.
josefw about 12 years ago
Sounds more like the deal that BHO made with the Russians!Remember the little OPEN MIC incident?
cdward about 12 years ago
The devil made a deal with the GOP a long time ago – and the evil they perpetrate is deep.
Doughfoot about 12 years ago
“Actually, Mittens is a weather-vane, so he would govern based on whichever way the political winds happen to be blowing that morning…” Isn’t it curious? We rail at politicians for doing exactly what they are paid to do: represent the people who elect them. They are supposed to speak for us, to stand in for us when we can’t be there. They aren’t supposed to rule over and decide for us. Congress makes the laws and the president is supposed to carry out and enforce the laws. But WE THE PEOPLE elect the members of congress to act in our name and on our behalf. If they aren’t doing that, then our system of government has failed, the constitution has failed and should be thrown out. If they ARE doing that (i.e. what their constituents want them to do) we should stop sneering at what the congress is doing, and start taking responsibility for our own actions. When our representatives act, we act. We have made, and are making all these laws, etc. Isn’t it funny that the overwhelming majority of Americans think that their congressmen are doing a fine job, while they blame the rest of the congress for all the country’s problems. Sorry folks, the congress is doing as they are told for the most part. The problem is with ourselves, not a few hundred men and women in Washington.
feverjr Premium Member about 12 years ago
Nice elephant tusks, Tom.
Tue Elung-Jensen about 12 years ago
Accordnig to the Washinton post he has.
Motivemagus about 12 years ago
I find it hilarious that Romney can’t convince the Right that he is on the Right, and he certainly can’t convince the Left that he is a moderate.First of all, whatever he really believes (and there’s no way to really tell, since he will do whatever it takes to be elected, and he got formal permission from the Mormon elders to promote his “moderate” views to get elected in Massachusetts explicitly as an election tactic), he’s going to be at the whim of Congress, and a GOP President can’t buck the GOP leadership in Congress anymore. And when even people like Orrin Hatch (a hard-core conservative, but not a loony who refuses to compromise) are at risk to retain their seats, you can bet that GOP Congressmen will continue to maintain their suicidal “death before compromise” stand.Second of all, there are a few stands we can feel confident Romney will support. First is his entirely consistent stand of supporting the rich and reducing their taxes, something he has actively pursued all his career — including BEFORE he became a politician. We know this will not help the economy. Second, he will not do anything to support women’s rights in any way — be it reducing bias in the workplace or reproductive rights — because (1) he never has, and (2) he REALLY doesn’t get it. Romney has never worked with women in any substantial way in his entire career, and certainly has never had to work FOR a woman at all. Even his lieutenant governors barely spoke to him. His leadership style was to order and demand obedience, including from the legislature, which is why he was a failure as a governor and would be a failure as a president. (Effective CEOs of large organizations, by the way, don’t manage like that. That’s a supervisor-level management style. You can get away with that when you are CEO of a small group of rich guys exactly like you.)
Godfreydaniel about 12 years ago
Tigger had 8 (quite silly) posts in a row……the trank darts, please!
pam Miner about 12 years ago
It’s too late, he has already made a pact with the devil. He sold his soul to get rich and powerful.
lonecat about 12 years ago
Ima says, “Everything the liberals love the Tea Party is ending. Time for the libs to move to a socialist country that already has laws that they believe in. Canada is one, Cuba is another.” Yeah, you can tell Canada is a socialist country because we all have to wear the same government issued uniform. Our prime minister, Stephen Harper, is a noted follower of Marx.
Dtroutma about 12 years ago
MM: as you noted, when Orrin Hatch is considered “moderate” or by the TEA party folks, “liberal”, you know they’ve got their swastikas coming out of the closet if they “win”. The “intelligence gap” in America is quite adequately displayed by our resident “righties” here.
piobaire about 12 years ago
Atma, that was very well put. You write well and are thinking about what you write.